2022
June
- Major Milestone Completed with New Bird Rookery Island
- Gordon Hempton – Acoustic Ecologist
- Washington State’s Idea for Getting People Outside
- Pollinator Week June 20-26th, 2022
- Upcoming Citizen Science Surveys
- Next Month – National Moth Week!
- Organism of the Month – Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginia)
- Book Review – A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds, by Scott Weidensaul
May
- Upcoming Outreach Opportunities
- Texas Master Naturalist in Space
- What’s a Philadelphian doing in my Backyard? – Merlin Bird ID App
- Spring Training Class Field Trip – Katy Prairie Conservancy
- Conservation Delivery through the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
- Reduce or Eliminate your Plastic Use During Plastic-Free July
- The Architecture of Bees Exhibit
- Pathogen May Eliminate Crazy Ant Populations
- Book Review – Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change, by Larry Weaner & Thomas Christopher
- Organism of the Month – Mexican Free Tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
April
- Upcoming Outreach Opportunities
- Texas Master Naturalist in Space
- Investing in Binoculars for Nature Viewing
- Spring Training Class Field Trip – Houston Arboretum
and Nature Center - Lights Out, Texas!
- Tending Nature: Native Plants and Every Gardener’s Role in Fostering Biodiversity
- Bird Collision Monitoring with Houston Audubon
- Organism of the Month – Giant Water Bug (Hemiptera belostomatidae)
March
- Upcoming Outreach Opportunities
- Upcoming Plant Sales
- Master Naturalist Merchandise
- Spring Field Trip – Sea Center Texas
- Local Native Plants for Bumble Bees
- How I Got Into Leafhoppers
- Well Intended Actions – Unintended Consequences – Educate, Educate!
- Book Review – A Prehistory of Houston and Southeast
Texas: Landscape and Culture, by Dan Worrall
- Poem – Frigatebirds on Westheimer 2
- Organism of the Month – Snowy Egret (Egratta thula)
February
- New Wasp Species
- Upcoming Plant Sales!
- Master Naturalist Merchandise
- Soil of the Month – Soil as a Plant Growth Medium
- Organism of the Month – Bold Jumping Spider
- Texas Coastal Exchange Launches 1000-Mile Living Shoreline Project
January
- Editor’s Note
- Dues are Due!
- Master Naturalist Merchandise
- Soil of the Month – Introduction
- Organism of the Month – Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
- Book Review – Remarkable Plants of Texas – Uncommon Accounts of our Common Natives, by Matt Turner
2021
December
- Naturalist Notes
- Katy Prairie Holiday Open House Dec 27th, 28th, & 29th
- Christmas Bird Counts Dec 18th-Jan 5th
- Dues are Due!
- Water of the Month – Tides Part 2
- First Day Hikes
- Identifying Feathers Using the Feather Atlas
- Organism of the Month – Triangulate Combfood (Steatoda triangulosa)
- Book Review – Finding the Mother Tree, by Suzanne Simard
November
- Naturalist Notes
- Holiday Gift Guide
- Product Review – XENVO Pro Kit Macro Lens
- Water of the Month –Tides Part One
- ProPublica Releases Detailed Maps of Cancer Causing Air Pollution in the US
- Remainder of Powderhorn Ranch Donated to TWPD
- Organism of the Month – Lightning Whelk
- Book Review – On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole
- Leptoglossus oppositus: Common name – “Stink Bug”
- Book Review –The Song of the Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors, by David George Haskell
- Willow Waterhole Greenway Receives $4 Million Gift
October
- Naturalist Notes
- Poem: Opossum, Oh Please
- Katy Prairie Conservancy Awarded $2 million in Funding for Wetlands Conservation
- Garden for Wildlife 45th Anniversary
- Book Review – A Thirsty Land: The Fight for Water in Texas, by Seamus McGraw
- Organism of the Month – Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus)
- Texas Pollinator Bioblitz – Goldenrod Visitors
- Water of the Month – Turbidity
- Host Plant Specialization in Butterfly Caterpillars
- Poem: The Poem of the Possum
September
- Naturalist Notes
- Water of the Month – The Sound of Water
- National Estuaries Week 2021 is Sept 18-25th
- Katy Prairie Conservancy to Offer Plots in its Conservation Cemetery
- Book Review – Every Day Nature, by Andy Beer
- Lights Out, Houston! Aug 15-Nov 30th, 11 PM-5 AM
- Mimicry in Insects
- Review: The Bee Short Course for Community Scientists
- Pollinator Photography Tips by Heather Holm
- Organism of the Month – Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscala)
August
- Naturalist Notes
- Water of the Month – Ripple Map
- Mothing at Exploration Green
- Removal of invasive shrubs from a prairie habitat
- Advanced Training Approval Reminder
- A Choice of Pollinators
July
- Naturalist Notes
- Plastic Pickup Challenge July 19-25th
- Water of the Month – Ripples, Waves, and Swells
- Book Review – Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
- Poem – Treasuring Things the Abyss Didn’t Want
- Note from Our Volunteer Services Director re: Hours Reporting
- Protect Your Pollinators
- H-GAC’s Regional Conservation Framework Recognized
- In Memoriam – Millie Morgan
- National Moth Week: Jul 17-25th
- Book Review – Armand Bayou Illustrated – A Life on the Bayou, by Mark Kramer
- Organism of the Month – Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanilla)
June
- Naturalist Notes
- Water of the Month – The Smell of Water
- UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
- Organism of the Month – Southern Swamp Lily (Crinum americanum)
- World Snake Day July 16th
- Insects: In our lives and in our economy
- Prevent the Bite! Day & Night
- Book Review – Big Thicket Plant Ecology – An Introduction: An Introduction, by Geraldine Ellis Watson
May
- Naturalist Notes
- Water of the Month – Color of Water
- Organism of the Month – Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- Native Plant Society of Texas Announces First Executive Director
- Katy Prairie Conservancy and partners announce award of 7mil for the Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative
- Book Review – Mycorrhizal Planet: How Symbiotic Fungi Work with Roots to Support Plant Health and Build Soil Fertility, by Michael Phillips
- Member Spotlight – Mary Horn
- Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful
April
- Naturalist Notes
- Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary Expanded
- Organism of the Month Broom Moss (Dicranum scoparium)
- The Dude
- Water of the Month: Eddies
- Tech Review – Sibley Birds 2nd Edition
- City Nature Challenge 2021 Begins April 30th!
March
- Naturalist Notes
- Book Review: The Forest Unseen- A Year’s Watch in Nature 2012, David George Haskell, Penguin Books
- Organism of the Month: Texas Leafcutter Ant (Atta texana)
- Different Perspectives – Chinese Tallow and Honeybees
- Water of the Month: Eddies
February
- Naturalist Notes: Downy Woodpecker, American Forests Releases Tree Equity Scores for Houston Neighborhoods, Puddles
- Book Review: The Story of my Boyhood and Youth by John Muir
- Organism of the Month Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
- Member Profile – Candice Donahue
- The Story of Willow Waterhole Greenway
January
- Book Review: The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson
- Organism of the Month: Squarestem Spikerush (Eleocharis quadrangulata)
- Let’s save the world!
- Google Lens: How did a snake become a lizard?
- Member Profile – Chatt Smith
2020
December
- Naturalist Notes
- Air Pollution a Cause of Death – First in History
- Organism of the Month: Sinewed Bushy Lichen (Ramalina americana)
- Know Your Spiders?
- Holiday with the Cranes!
- Book Review: The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—and Us
November
- Naturalist Notes
- International Bat Week Oct 24-31
- Book Review: Darwin Comes To Town – How the urban jungle drives evolution
- Houston Climate Action Plan
- Annual Meeting Recap
- Organism of the Month: Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)
- Best little carpenter-bee ranch in Texas
October 2020
- Climate Change Emergency: The Problems and the Solutions
- Buffalo Bayou Trail Repair – Part 2
- Book Review: Sparrow Envy
- Organism of the Month: Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
September 2020
- Buffalo Bayou Trail Repair – Part 1
- Your Insect Allies: Meet the Beneficial Insects Controlling Pests in your Garden – Webinar Review
- Book Review Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird Katie Fallon, 2020, ForeEdge
- Organism of the Month: Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
August 2020
- Tiny Treasures – under the mower blades!
- Organism of the Month Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Trichonephila clavipes)
- In Memoriam: Dr. Larry Brown
- Claims that insects will disappear within a century are absurd, but the reality isn’t reassuring either.
- 2019 Galveston Bay Report Card
July 2020
- Mental Health Care During A Pandemic: How Wildlife Photography Helped Me
- Organism of the Month: Gulf Pipefish (Sygnathus scovelli)
- Homegrown National Park
June 2020
- President’s Note
- Book Review: Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells
- Flower Garden Banks Status Report – NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
- Point of view is everything
- Help Harris County Monitor West Nile in Our Community
- Sky of the Month
- Invasive Removal Provides Material for Pioneer Village
- Organism of the Month: Prairie Parsley (Polytaenea texana)
May 2020
- President’s Note
- Sightings along Buffalo Bayou
- Sandhill Cranes 6
- Organism of the Month Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor & Hyla chrysoscellis)
- Sky of the Month
- “Restoring Insects, the Little Things That Run the World”
- Member Profile: Shannon Morrison
April 2020
- President’s Note
- Book Review: Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
- Sheldon/Jesse Jones Updates
- Organism of the Month: Fir Tussock Moth (Orgyia detrita)
- Exploration Green Update
- Tiny Safari
- I See Change
March 2020
- President’s Note
- The relationship between connectedness to nature, sustainable behavior, and happiness in children
- Getting to Know You
- Bird City Texas Certifies Four Inaugural Communities
- Organism of the Month: White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Book Review: Nature’s Best Hope: A new approach to conservation that starts in your yard
February 2020
- President’s Note
- Sky365: The Discipline of (Daily) Photography
- Book Review: Land of Bears and Honey – A Natural History of Easts Texas
- In Memoriam – Dr. Chris Mathewson
- Organism of the Month Common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea)
January 2020
- President’s Note
- 2019 Gulf Coast Chapter Accomplishments
- Steve Brennan Remembrance
- Experiences of a Nature Journaling Novice
- Organism of the Month: Ball Moss (Tillandsia recurvate)
2019
December 2019
- President’s Note
- 2019 Annual Meeting – Rockwall, TX
- Do-Over
- Organism of the Month: Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
November 2019
- President’s Note
- Organism of the Month: American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- In Memoriam: Terri Ficker
- Holiday Wish List
October 2019
- President’s Note
- Organism of the Month: Beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Book Review: The Secret Life of Flies
- Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Is Official Bird of Houston
September 2019
- President’s Note
- Organism of the Month: Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Book Review: The Genius of Birds
- The jigsaw puzzle problem
- Biophilia
August 2019
- Mothing at Deer Park Prairie on a Saturday Night
- Organism of the Month: Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
- 2019 North American Prairie Conference – Continued
- Allen Brymer Remembrances
- Sheldon Wetland Restoration Concludes
July 2019
- Book Review: Life on Matagorda Island
- Organism of the Month: Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
- 2019 North American Prairie Conference
- Book Review: The Sixth Extinction – An Unnatural History
June 2019
- Zoo Trip to New Texas Wetlands Exhibit
- Book Review: The Hidden Life of Trees – What They Feel, How They Communicate
- Thistles and not thistles
- Organism of the Month: Marsh Periwinkle (Littorina irrorata)
- Gulf Coast Master Naturalist Far Afield
- Results from 1st Spring Bioblitz at the Nature Discovery Center
- Heartwood Chapter AT Day
May 2019
- Organism of the Month: Neotropic Cormorant
- Associate Spotlight: The Wildlife Center of Texas
- Annual Global City Nature Challenge: Houston
- Book Review: Around the World in 80 Trees
April 2019
- Organism of the Month: Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides)
- Jesse Jones Park Adopt-A-Trail
- Wolves!
- National Poetry Month
- Larry Allain’s Fantastic Plant Database Available Online
- Book Review: Where the Sky Began: Land of the Tallgrass Prairie
March 2019
- Organism of the Month: Southern Skipperling (Copaodes minima)
- Is it a Bee or a …?
- Native Bee Natural History Overview
- Book Review: Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
February 2019
- Organism of the Month: Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo nebulifer)
- Squirrel Nesting Season Has Arrived
- Member Profile – Jane Wood
- Associate Spotlight: Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Exploration Green Wins ULI Houston’s People’s Choice Award
January 2019
- Organism of the Month: Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
- Designing and Stocking an Outreach Booth
- Book Review: Exploring Galveston: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Island
- 2018 Gulf Coast Chapter Accomplishments